Tag Archives: Theatre Royal Stratford
We’ll get the President we deserve: Suzan Lori Parks on Hillary Clinton & America’s woman problem
“You’ve consumed too much of the Kool-Aid that the man has been serving you.” Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Susan Lori Parks came into the Front Row studio last week to talk about When Father Came Home From The Wars opening at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, History, Media, Politics, Radio, Theatre, Uncategorized, War
Tagged American Civil War, culture, feminism, Hillary Clinton, media, politics, Suzan Lori Parks, Theatre Royal Stratford, US politics, war
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Inside the world of Angels: the secret history of film & TV costumes
The chill hits me and a slight tang ofā¦meat. Iāve entered the Fur store room at Angels Costumiers. We stand in silence. There are racks of fur coats ā like a multiverse of Narnia entry points. Fox stoles are piled … Continue reading
Posted in Business/Economics, Culture, Design, Film, History, Media, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Theatre, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged angels costumiers, BBC, cinema, culture, film, Hollywood, Theatre Royal Stratford, tim angel, tv
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Is there a transphobic equivalent to blacking up?
I wrote a piece for the BBC News website today, originally commissioned about the idea of white actors playing black roles, but I wanted to explore further issues Juliet Jacques had touched on when she came on Front Row recently … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Film, History, Media, Theatre, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged blacking up, culture, film, Hollywood, indians, juliet jacques, literature, media, race, Theatre Royal Stratford, trans, tv, zoolander 2
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A Smashing Time: Murray Melvin on busting taboos in the 60s
Ā This is one of the most read pieces on my website but the link had stopped working so I’ve re-posted it here. The interview is still available to listen on the iplayer One to One link just below. For the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Film, Media, Radio, Theatre, Uncategorized
Tagged 60s, A Taste of Honey, Alfie, cinema, culture, Damn The Defiant, Dirk Bogarde, elitism, FTW, HMS Defiant, Joan Littlewood, Ken Russell, kitchen sink drama, michael caine, Murray Melvin, oliver reed, Rita Tushingham, The Devils, Theatre Royal Stratford
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Oh What A Lovely War Commemoration!
Recently the Prime MinisterĀ spoke of his hopes that eventsĀ to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War would be a “commemoration that, like the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, says something about who we are as … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, History, Media, Music, Politics, Radio, Theatre, Uncategorized, War
Tagged 1963, 60s, BBC, culture, David Cameron, David Kynaston, elitism, Erica Whyman, Field Marshall Haig, First World War, Joan Littlewood, Michael Billington, Murray Melvin, Oh What A Lovely War!, politics, satire, Theatre Royal Stratford, war
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A Smashing Time: Murray Melvin on busting taboos in the 60s
For the third of my One to Ones for Radio 4 I wanted a Missing Angle on the golden age of British theatre and cinema — from the late 50s to the early 70s. You can listen to it here. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Film, Radio, Theatre, Uncategorized
Tagged 60s, Alfie, cinema, culture, Dirk Bogarde, film, HMS Defiant, Joan Littlewood, Ken Russell, kitchen sink drama, michael caine, Murray Melvin, Stanley Kubrick, The Devils, Theatre Royal Stratford, Victim
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A Taste Of Honey: 50 years on
I’m an extraordinary person! There’s only one of me, like there’s only one of you. We’re unique! Young! Unrivalled! Smashing! Bloody marvellous!” (Jo and Geoff in A Taste of Honey) Ā “Now? We’d probably have to make it via reality TV.” … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Culture, Film, Theatre, Uncategorized
Tagged 60s, A Taste of Honey, cinema, culture, Doctor Who, elitism, film, kitchen sink drama, Murray Melvin, Rita Tushingham, Shelagh Delaney, Smashing Time, Theatre Royal Stratford, Torchwood
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